Un Flic is cold, embittered and desolate. Paris looks dark even during the day. In fact everything looks blue, courtesy of Walter Wottitz’s cinematography. It’s the cinematic version a jazz number playing in a bar at closing time. Just don’t watch it at three in the morning; it might just push you over the edge. — Kevin Sturton

Though not among Melville’s classics, Un Flic is a pleasure to experience. — Kenneth Turan